Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 19, 1878, Page 1

The Chicage Daily Teibune, 4 VOLUME XXXIi1X, ERCHANT TAILORING, *~"WE HAVE THE . largest _Assortment BOYS' and CHILDREN'S CLOTHING IN CHICAGO. PRICES NEVER SO LOW. Honey Refanded if Goods Do Not Suit. All Goods RETAILED for (ash at WIOLESALE PRICES COLDEN EAGLE LOTHING STORE 136 & 138 Madison-st., 144 & 146 Clark-st. EY EVERY NIGUT TIL NINE. HENRY L. HATCH, Manager. SILLILTS, Etc. SHIRTS. ving always usod much heavier Linens I E e Y v ordinacily Laod, thus sdding to tholr servico, and having our cut- tinrand maoufacturing done with greator skill and care than aro ordinarily takoen,our Bhirt business has grown to be the squal of half dozen compotitorscombinod. Bate l‘fiaflen always guarantecd. WILSON BROS,, 67 and 69 Washington.st., Chicago, 69 and 71 Fonrth-st., Cincinnati, 408 North F 5t. Louls, Send for Palce: Liste, 38 BUFFALY: — TO RENT. OFFICES TO LET 10 MAJOR BLOCE, corner Lasalle and 3iadfeon-ate,, m;& by atean, 'and suitable for commission of ate D & COF, HEAD o, TO RENT. Dafy 4 “,': l&"l’:j:.‘ Stata-st, Apply withla from 10to 1207 Fing Offees and Association Rooms, With use of Elevator, In Amerfcan Express Dullding, or rent low to responstble tenants. BUSINESS OCARRDS, WH, D, KERFOOT & €0, REAL ESTATE AGENCTY, 00 WARHINGTONNT. Rents collected, taxea T:lfl. estates mnnr;d. BD!R:} Steation glven 1o - £t radremid the tatareats of nou-reslderts ® s Tho Woman’s Hospital of the Mato of Ilinois, 273 THIRTIETH-8T., Chicago, The w.E."‘f“‘ ‘Wabash and Michigan-ava. fasitaneman® Fres Dispeeary connacted with this 10101 o' aopen every Wedueaday and Baturday from of Womearck 1o the gratultous treatwont of Disesscs —— BCALES. FAIRBANKS' SCALES 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicugo, Becarafultoboy only the Genulne, OCEAN NTEAMSH NorthGerman Lloyd, The steamers of snis Cor mpany Wil eat st far trom Breinerd e ComaP el sivact Hvkon: ] Ahi Brenvan, Bevvcabt §)iis moond caneen Javier o, iracn 434 pssnge'spply tor 8% 80 LR Far e 80 T ——2Dowltng Gicen, New Yok, TE STAR LINE. Usied Bay " Yotk and Ljvraad Boyal Mall Bteamers batween Now Bee, rpool, {3, Compan, s «Inum(.'lubll?r'A..Lnfll.flbv!ilxggllgfil‘u.r. Prasta on Great Britasn ang 1OS2S18 Vesler Aucat. NOTICE. Notice of Assignment. Xotice 1g herab; ¥ given that % “ St S T 40 Ag agyf, o e enualledefi G B biA chtate 10 A tcsent D the term Dused Kpil 10, Tara. ELw AL BOMS 01 83, Merchantrille, Camden Co,, Ko erscy. Kumvs, o Sk iyl SOSS ST Arcad's Kumga or Milk Wine, & do- AR s s for lta lavigorailog and fattenjog dusituies, spoctally usetuy for'dyet clrcatam. 1 S LIGND, CEoa” i e CLOTINING, TO-MORROW SBATURDAY, wo shall have one of tho finost displays of Bpring and Bummoeor 8tyles of CLOTHING! FOR MEN AND BOYS Bver Offbred fo the Chicago Pablic, On oxhibition and for salo at our Factory and Salasrooms, cor, Arch- or-av. and Tweonty-socond-st. Wo sold more Clothing at retail for cash 1nst Baturday,than any Rotail Cloth- ing Housae evor sold in Chicago bo- foro in ono day. Wohave tho lurg- ost stock of Clothing and Furnish- ing Goods evor offorod in this mar- kotat rotail, and at pricos that spoak for thomsolves, A visit to our os- tablishment_will convince you of this fact. Your inspection is ro- spootfully solicitod. OGDEN, ABLEWHITE & CO., ‘Wholesalo and Rotail Clothiers, 23 MOTIL POWDER,. BUCK & RAYNER'S MOTH POWDER. “It kcc}m them out I tlw]l re not yet in, nd KKILLS! whevever found.” Invaluable in Packing Furs and Woolens. BOLD ONLY BY BUCK & RAYNER, MAKERS OF The “Mars” Gologue, CLOTHING AT WIHOLENSALE, WholesaleClothing CLEMENT, BANE & (0., SUCCESSORNS TO OLEMEI;I(T\,{ gfi)&a&l‘? & 00, THE BRST GOODS, THE LOWEST PRICES. b per cont off—60 days. 6 per cent off---30 days. 7 per cent off---10 days. GENTR' FURNISHING GOODS, WILSON BRDS Iavo now in atook all tho latest Europoan Novelties in NECKWEAR, HDKFS., HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, - FANCY SHIRTINGS. Andothor Furnishing Goods at lowest pricos 61 & (rlm Waslington.st., 9 & 71 Fourth-st,, Clnclnnati, 408 North Fourtli-st,, St. Louls, MILLINERY. MILLINERY AND SUIT, Friday and Suturday, Apri] 10 sud 20, o large snd cles gant displey of Choles NoVEIL s for Easter ar MISS M. HARRINGTON'’S, 221 Wost Madison-st. STOVESN, HANGES, Etc. D © Dofore Ttemoval to 54 State-st., ’ AMay 1. AND Magee Fvllrnaw AT COST. STOVES GEO, . WATSON & CO., Agents, 274 STATE-ST. POOL OO, POOLS. SPECIAL NOTICE. Tools will ba sold on New Urleans Tisces 848 p. m. Fridey, April 10, 8t PRy FOX'S TURF EXCHANGE, 79 Dear“hnm-sl. GIATES AND MANTELS, Plain, Gold end Nicke timmed: SLATE MANTELS. GRATEN-»25 PROBASCO & HNUMNEY WANTED, 2UL NTATE-N \i We waot Traveling Men who ate scliing the Hardware and Houee- » furnisiing Trads to ate orders or the New Ecelatar lenge the World Lo produce its equal. g‘mo nd tullllne of outafa. Send for bhaioyrapt. 0l Lt LMAN UAS APFARATUS & 32 Clark-st. e mad EASTER GOODS, Easter Cards, Prayer Books, and Hymnals, Ingrest varloty. © W. Q. HOLMES. Booksetter, Opposits MoVickers. MATH. ‘EASTER HATS. The BEST quallty Siltk Hats on hand or madeto order on the Broud- way and Fifth-av. Spring Style glockd {‘gl;' $5.00. llle-u‘l;rf‘u leyt ‘a. lay will be_ready ror delivery to- mo'{'row. g, 5. lglltNEs. 86 Mad- tdon-at, (LTribune Bullding). CIIICAGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1878, FOREIGN. European Advices Mostly of a Pacific Nature and Tone. Russia Apparently Anxious that a Congress May Convenc; And to That End Wounld Make Ceriain Important Con- cessions, A Growing Belief that Bise marck’s Scheme Will Finally Succeed. England Meanwhile Is Pushe ing Forward Her Ar-~ maments, Native Troops Ordered from India to Be Stationed in Egypt. Thoe Exportation of Torpedo Ap- paratus Prohlbited by Proclamation, A Complete Reorganization of the Turkish Cabinet Effected. Progress of tho Groat Cotton-Spinners’ Strike in England, IN 8TATU QUO. TIE CAT BNOWING XO SIONS OF JUMPING, LBy Cadle to The Chicago Tridune.] Loxpoy, April 19—6 s, m.—The situation presonts no marked change, for, although thoere are many circnmstantial rumors as to the meoting of a preliminary confercnce to arrange for a Congress, there is npothing definitely decided on either point. Urgent efforts are in progress to induco Rusaia to withdraw her troops from the vicinity of Constantinople on condition that the English fleot shall retiro to Bosika Bay, and, should such an agreemont be roached, THERE COULD DE NO DOUBT that it would add greatly to tho prospact of a peacoful solution of the difficulties betweon England and Russia. The downfall of tho Iate Turkish Primo Minister {s favorably ro- garded by Russia, and it is possiblo that the prosent Ministry will consent to an immo- diato ovacnation of Batoum and Varna, for which Russin has pressed tho Porto so earnestly, recontly. ONOE IN POSSESSION of Varna, only ten hours' sail from Constan- tinople, Russia would not probably object to withdraw hor troops from the neighborhood of Counstantinople, since that locality is now vory unhenlthy, whilo sho would still be much nearor Constantinoplo than tho En- lish at Besika Day. QUEEN VIOTODIA has issued o proclamntion forbid. ding the oxportation of torpedoos from England, and this action, taken in connec- tion with tho embarkation of Indian troops for Malta, is considered as contradicting the gonoral impression that progress had been mado toward o poaceful sottlement. IT 18 GENEDALLY DELIEVED HERE that little of importance will ocour until ofter tho closo of tho Easter fostivitics, and that the situation will be practically unal. tered for o woek or tendays. It is impossible to toll yet what are tho tondoncics of tho new Turkish Cabinet, but as TUE ENOLISH AMDASSADOR heas boen absent from Constantinoplo for soveral days visiting the English Admiral at Tsmid, it s feared that the Itussians have so- cured tho appointment of a Ministry not noarly so favorable to England as the former one. —— IGNATIEFF, I8 VIBWS, Speetal Disvale to The Tribune, New Yonk, April 19—4 a. m.—A London speclal saya: ¢ A correspondent at 8t. Peters- burg telegraphs that he has had a conversation with Gen. Iguatieff, in which tho Geueral, in reply to a question put to htm, sumimed up the eltustion as follows: * Eugland continucs to show her teoth, Austria is alinost appeascd. England wishes to act - only by diplomacy, and refuscs to declars war openly, With regard to the other Powers, Jtaly's Inter- csts demsud strict neutrality, Franco had a tendency toward Eugland, but she Marshal- Presldent aud the chiefs of thy army waut to remain quiet and keep on good terms with Russia. To sum up, tho chauces of an understanding are jocreasing gradually but slowly, We must walt soms time for a eolution. The Congress will, per- haps, be replaced by arbitration with England, but nothing positive can bo said on that point yet. Thecmeute In Moscow last Monday was of no consequence. It was put down by the peasants themselves, and bad no slgniticance whatever,” " PEACE PRELIMINARIES. DECIDEDLY PACIFIC, Loxpon, April 19—5 am.—A correspondent ut Bt. Petersburg says the situation is decldedly pacific. In oflicial circles v is belleved that Ucermany’s mediation will very likely be suc- cesaful, and thet the Cougress will soon asscmble. [t will probably bo pre’ ceded by a prelimiuary conference of Ambassadors at Berlio, which s oxpected to decide that tbe invitstions to the Congress shall be fssued *to consider the moditications ncces- sary in the treativs of 1836 eud 187L" Itis coutidently sutizipated that some such formuls wlll hg aceepted in both Loodou and 8t. Peters- burg. The weeting of the Congress would DISSIPATE MANY DIFFICULTIES. Thus there 18 reason to buileve as to Asia that Russis regards the possession of Batoum and Kurs as of vital fmportance, and would probably consent to modify the proposed frontier 80 as not to cut the road from Persla to Trehizonde. 8he might also permit the division of Bulzarla into two Principalities, and allow an International Commission to define the southern frontlers. It s aald that whila Russia will not allow tho treaty to be ignored, she will not permit any of fLs clauses to hinder a satisfactory resolution. THE CONGRESS. Loxnox, April 18,—This afternoon's ZEcho says: '“Woe are able to state on suthority that fnvitations to the Congress will be issued to- night. The treattes of 1850 and 1871 will be 1ald upon the table, and compared with the treaty of 8an Stefano.” DISMARCK'S SUGGESTION, ‘The Fcho's ncws is supplemented by a state. ment that tho Powers haveagreed to Blsmarck's suggestion that tho Ambassadors -at Derlin should hold a conference to arrange the course of proceedings at the proposed Congress, tho time of meeting, ete. Thoe rcepectlve Govern- ments have been formally requested to fnstruct their Ambassadors accordingly. STILL NOPEPUL. Accounts from Berlin and Vienna ato still boveful that the Congress will mect shortly, BISMARCR left Berlin Tast cvenfog for his Lauencoburg cestates, but It {8 not thought that this will (a- terfero with the diplomatic negotistions. The peralstence with which England and Russla are mafutaining thele positions concern- ing the Congress is held to mean that the difference Is a radical one, and that each Power sces fn the other’s proposal an at- tempt to prejudice peforchand the chat- ncter of the Congress. 1lence, orob- ably, the willfogness of the 8t Petersburg Cabluet to revert to Blsmarck's original {dea of tho Congress discussing the treatles of 1856 andy 1871 rather than the treaty of Ban Btefano, . If this sugeestion is acceptablo to England, the difficaity of the assembling of the Congress without srounding Russia’s dignity mizht be caslly overcome, but the bellef does not galn ground that the Con- gress will succeed in averting war, even If it cver mects. GREBMANT'S MEDIATION, The Journal de St. Peterslurg says: “ Gcr- many continues her modiatory eiforts with dls- cretion, zeal, and disinterestedness, encourag- {og the atrongest hope." WILL TRY AGAIN, Brussers, April 18.—Le Nord's Berlin speclal states that Princo Blsmarck, at the pressing request of Count Andrassy, has consented to resume negotlations for a Cougress on condl- tion that he be simultancously soliclted to do 80 by Austris, England, and Russfa. The zood will of Russia s indubitable, but ft is fearcd England may prolonz the present state of un- certainty by abstainlug from asking Germany's mediation or by formulating reservatious. ENGLAND’S8 ATTITUDE. * . ARMY MOVEMENTS. Loxpox, April 18.—The dispatch of troops from Indin to Maltafs theleading toplc of political discussion. The supporters of the Gov- croment rogard it asonly the natural accompant- ment of other precautionary measures, and not 1ndleatlvo of a betligerent fodicatfon. Tho op- ponentsof the Government regard it as another step in the development of awarlike policy, They polnt to the fact that the news was an- nounced a day after the Parliament adjournment for the Easter roccss, thus preventing criticlsm or explanation of the me:sure for three weeks, ‘The opinfon {s expresscd that this is one of tho determinations ot tho Cabinct that L ord Derby referred to in his remarks In the House of Lords on the 8th inst., as Inducing his resignation of the Forcign Becretaryship. Tho Royal yacht Osborne has been ordered to the Mediterrancan immedlately, to bring home thoe Duke and Duchess of Edinburg. NAVAL PREPARATIONS. Ordors Liave been received at Portsmouth for ships of the firat reserve tobe surveyea and pre- parcd with all dispatch for a six months® cruise with the Channel squadron. The chief ofiicers have been appolnted to the Cyclops, Gorgon, Heeate, and ITydra—all fron arnor-plated tur- ret-ships of 8,430 tons burthien, and carrying four guns cach, and tho Prince Albert, four quus, an {ron armor-plated turrct-ship of 3,003 to ns, It fs reported they will be shortly commissioned for coast defense, relleving thu sca-polng ships now acting as coast gunrds. AMSIUNITION, A chartered steamer left Plymouth yester day with 2,600 tous ammunition and stores aud twenty-onc steam launches aud torpedo-bonts for the Meditterranean flcet. PIROCLAMATION. Lonpox, April 18.—Thg Gazelle tromulgates & proclaination by the Queen which prolilbits the export or carrying coastwise of apparatus for torpedoes, and all apparatus for projectivg {oflammable materials or fring torpedoes. ‘The Press Assoclation reports that the British Goverumont has chartered fiftcen stcamers to convey troops from India. Tho charters ero mado out with the option jof Port Said, Alex- audris, or Malta. ' In city circles it is rumored that tho Govurnment entertains tho idoa of lauding troops at the two former places, and occupy Egypt uutt the Confercnce incects or some satisfuctory solution is urrived at. WARLIER, Loxnox, Anril 18.—Orders have been recelved at Chatham to ralso ail the Infantry regiments there to the full war strength by Monday, Three regiments aro now walting for orders to embark fully equipped for the field, An order was receiyed at Bunderland to-day for 100,000 tons of coal for the Russian Qovern- ment, to be shipped Immediately {o fast steam- crs for Daltic porta. TURKEY, MINISTERISL CRISIS, LoxnoN, April 18.~The Cablnct crisia st Constantinopto continues, It is belleved that Ahmed Vefllk Effend, President of the Councll of Ministers and Minister of the Iuterlor, ad. heres to his resignation, but this 18 not certain, A reconstruction of the Cabinet is said to bo {mpending, but no sucressor to Ahmed Vetlk Effendi is wentloned, Tho contest fs between Ruesia aud England for su remacy. CONsTANTINOPLE, April 18.—Alhmed Vellk Effend! again tendered bis resignation s Presl- dent of the Councll and Minister of the Interior Wednesdaf, and the Sulton refused to aceept it, but Wudnesday night tle Sultan dismissed Vefik Effendi and appointcd Nsydk Pasha as his succcssor, and Mallsh Bey as Shelk ul Islam. The following apnointments have also been made: Ministee of Forelzn Affairs, Baivet Lasha; Mivlster of War, Pazcl Pusha; Minister of Marine, Ibrabim Pasha; Ministee of Flnauee, Kiana Vasha, ‘The Sultan has lssued a Hatt advising Saydk Pastis to observe the Constitution aud carry out tho reforins, POLITICAL SIONIZICANCE. Lopox, April 18.—The palitical character of tho new Turkish Miolstry is uncertain, but it is Boteworthy that tho Allulstry docs not fuclude Reout aud Osman Pashas, reputed lcaders of the pro-Russian party, and that the Turkish newspapers ogain sssert that the Government will resist tho occupation of Constantinople by any foreign Power, . PUOFOSED COMPHOMISE. CoxstawTiNOPLE, April 15.~The Turks de- clare thelr readiness to evaguate Shumla, Varos, and Batoum it tho Russiags witbdsuw from the ucighborhood of Coustautigople. Tho Russlaus only offer to evacuate Erzeroum, and tho ques- tion causcs a teoalon of relations. TUN NEW MINISTRY. ‘The politics of sadyk Pasha, the new Presi- deat of the Turkish Council, bave ot beeu de- clared. The Russians elalm the overthrow of Vefik Effendi as a triumph. The Palace, how- ever, has telegraphed to Layard that tho change 1s without political sienificance. LAYARD s at Jamid. According to ndvices recelved In Paris he has gone there to confer with Admiral Hornby relative to the defeusc of the Bos- phorus. Eightcen Russian battalions havo arrived at Derkos from Adrisnople, INCIDENTAL, ANTI-RUSSIAN. Loxpox, Aprit 18.—The Turkish people nnd army are sald to be bitterly hostile to a Russian alltance, DELIBERATING. ‘The Turkish Ministerfal Councll yesterday deliberated on the reply to the demand of (ien, Nelidofl, the Russian Charge d'Affaires, for the cvacuation of Bhumla, Varna, and Batoum. LEAVE OP ADSENCE. Count Zichy, Austro-flungarian Ambassador to Turkey, has left his post for Pesth and Vien i, on a wonth’s leave of absence. TODLRBEN, B7. Pernsnuno, April 18.—It {s announced that Gen. Todleben will leave to-day for Ban Btelano, charged with o special mission from the Czar, NIDILIST RIOTS, Lonpoy, April 18,—There have been Nihllist riots In the streets of Moscow, the nature and extent of which it is Impossiblo to determing frotn offictal reports. The alleged oceasion was the arrival of fifteen students from the Univer- sity of Kiefl going into exile, whom the crowd surrounded, crying: * These men saffer for the truth," - An olicial account says: * Acts of violenco cnsued. The students were conveyed to prison, pending their dispatch to 8iberia, and tranquillity was restored.” Private informa- tion, hiowever, attributes the disturbances to the cxeitement growing out of the trial of the woman Vera Sassulitch for her attempted assas- sination ot Trepow, the Chiel of Police at St. Petersburg. 8he admitted tho shooting of M. Trepow, and safd she fired witheut caring whether she killed, wounded, or missed him, but with a determination to bring his conduct before the public. She herself hiad spent the Lest yeurs of her lifoin o dungeon because she wns o fricnd of o relative of a conspirator. There she learned to pity those who suffercd in o simllar manncr, When sho read in the news- papers that M, Trepow had caused polftical prisoners to be flogged, she determined to do veogeance oo him. This was her wholo de- {ense. The speech of defendant’s counsel and verdiet of acquittal despite the Judge's charge evoked such expressions of applause from tho press and the people that ft is belleved that the Gove ernment will modify the present system of trl- als for political offeuscs. The ountbreaks at 8t. Petershurg, Moscow, and Kieff, which followed the news of the woman's trial, arc sald to have been so serfous as to give rise torcports {n Berlin that a revolution had broken out. The Berlin Jost, commenting on this news, says: * Ruesin {s threatencd with serious dan- gera. The lesson the trial of Vera Bassulitch affords will be fatal if disregarded.” BERVIA. Beronape, April 18.—Malf the army have been graoted forty days’ furlough. The nego- tiations with the Russian headquarters relative to Old Brerin have resulted satisfactorlly, AN AYPRAY. VizxwA, April 18,.—Tatglligence has been re- celved here that an affray between the Turks aud Moritenegrins has taken place near Pod- geritza. The Turks vlolated tho liue of de- mareation, and the Montenegrios attacked some Turkish villages. Loss tritling. GRAIN PURCHASE. Loxpox, April 18.—England has bought a large quantity of graln in Tricste aud ordered it to be stored at SBmyrna. NOT B80. Beronaps, April 18.—It is denled here that Russia has offered Bosnla to Servia. TIIE GREAT STRIKE. GOING OUT. Lonpon, April 18.—Thototal number of looms in tho strike district 1s 213,000, out of a total of 470,000 fu the Kingdom. Thu determination of the operatives and .tho unanimity of the em- ployera will not be fully tested until Tuesday or Wednesday next, when all the notices will have explred, » At Burnley about 0,000 operatives will be {dle to-morrow. Tho splnners cxpressed a willing- ness to accept the reduction, but, as the weavers refused, all have stopped work. At Burnley and Padiham tho hands at all tho mills except. sbout three are either under natice orona strike. At Preston a third of tho masters have accepted the compromisc proposed by thoe ope- ratives for o 5 per cent reduction. A apecial from Mauchoster says: ** It {s cur- rently reported {n well-nformed circles nero that the operatives may be Induced to yleld hefore long, ns their fundae ore very limitod, and the present reduction is not, as at one time reported, meant to fnaugorato a sorica of reduc. tlons,” At Preston the spioners workiog for frms who refused to compromise will strike to-day (Thursday)., 'The weavers will continue to wl:&k s few days longer, and try further nego- t ions. Ar Blackburn 15‘000 operatives are already on astrike. Conciliatory negotiations arc pendin; ot soms of the mills, but it is regarded as al- most certaln that nine-tonths of the operatives will be {die in a short time. PHROFOSKD COMPROMISE. A Manchester telegrain says, fromn statements which bave beon recelved there to-day it fs con- fidently anticipated that a great representative meuting of vperatives will shortly e held, aud that o compromise emansting from then may e agreed upon, At Preston, the operatives of several mills, runnfng altoguther 000 spindics, hava ace cepted the 10 per cent reduction. Hix firns bave not yct given notice of redue- tion. It §s not thought there will be & zoneral strike in I'reston, Alf the u{mmllvu at Louzridge have struck. At Wackburn it {s thought tho strike will bo a Joug one, Twenty-iwe thousaud oporatives are now offected there, At Padiham oaly oue il s working. THE MASTERS STRENOTHENED. Loxnox, April 10.—A l|\evln| (rum Manches- ter says the position of the mastera lias been streugthed by the foct that the Oldban spin- uing-mastera” ure discussing the question of giviog a notice of 3 per ceut reduction, and the aduption of the short-time system. At Hlackburn the bitteruess tucreases daily, It s expected thot the allowauce pald by the trade-unions to the strikers will rauge from 4 shlllivgs to 10 shitliugs per week. , MISCELLANEOUS, . UVANQUET TO OHANT. FLORENCE, April 18.—~Tho Amurican residents of thiscity gaves banquet to Uew. Grant Jost night. INDIs, Carcurta, April 16.—A mcetiog of . 4,000 natives was held hero last night at which speechies were made condemning the vernacular press act. It was resolved to petition the Fin- verial Parlfament: through Glsdstone “apainst the wncasure. . DISCIARGRD. » Loxpox, April 18,—~Two of those fu custod; for suspected complivity fu the musder of the Eurl ot Leitrim have been discharged. 4 SPANISH DISTURLANCES, Mapuip, April 18.—Disturbances Lave oc- curred at somo small towns {u Catalonis, The Goverument kas taken weasures to provent a renewal, e — - - THE TIMBER IMBROGLIO. NEw Onreaxs, Avrll 18, ~Spccial Agents Adams and Howe Jeave thls afternoon for Calcaslen regions on the rovenno cutter Dix. Bpecial Agent Carter, whose mansgument of log scizures Is Lo Lo investigsted by these geutlenicn, wasaleo 0n the Dix, 1o bu prescut at the sxamivatlon. WASHINGTON. The House Fighting Shy of the Adjournment Reso- lution. Protectionists Will Strain Every Point to Secure Its Success. Matthews to KEnter the Lists Against the Now York Senator. Conkling Charged with Making the Only Bargain of the Elec- toral Period. A Baltimore Democratio Paper Sa- lutes Blair's Venturo with & Kick. Sherman’s Late Contract with the Syndicate to Be 1n- vestigated. Tho Bankrupt Repeal Bill Sare to Pass in the House, TOE TARIFF SPECTRE. TACTICS 0P THE PROTCTIONISTS IN THR TOUSE. Wasnixaroy, D.C., April 18.—~Tho House was unable to setile the adjournment queetion to-day, aithough Feroando Woud used every cffort to do 1his snd to carry ont the caucus programme. Two Iacts contributed to prevens this: the combined n- fizence of the protectionists and the reapect dna to the temory of thedead. The position of the ad- 1 Journment resolution is this: When the Houge ad- Journed yesterday, a motiun to refertho Senato resolution to the Ways and Mcans Committeo had beed defeated, A motion to reconstder had been ettered, anda Motlon to table the motlon for re- consideration was pendig. The object of the friends of the Turif® bill was to prevent the tabling 2088t REEP TNE SURJECT OPEN. In" thls Fernando Wood was to- the yeas being 110, the nays 1 comes up as unfinished businces to-morrow, tho previous question operatingz, but of coume the prolectionists will endeavor to take teehnieal nd- vantage of Friday a8 privata bill day. It {a dintie colt to aay whether the protection Democrats will have conrage enough to bolt their caucus. Some of them are very resolute. \Wood tried to have the culoglcs on the lato Represontative Leonard post. poned to settle the subject, but the protectionists would not congent, and the matter went over, Tho parliamentary vote rolating to the sdjournment resolution was simost strictly partisan, Fhillips, of Kai was the only Republican who voted no, Bridges and Clymer, of Pennsylvania, Cutler, of Kew Jersey, and Lattroll, of Californla, were the oaly Democrats who voted 1n the afirmative, SENATOR WALLACE rald to-day that the mere pending of the Wood Tarifl bil) had prostrated all the industrics of Pennaylvania, and In his opinton the Fennsylvania Democrata in the Honse wonld be justified in vot- ing for tho Sonsto adjournment resolation, frro spactive of the action of the cancan, as, 1f the ad- Journmenton Junn 10 was_declded upan. the peo. rla ot nsylvanin would then know for certain ihat thie Wood Tartff bill could not pass. MIt. SAYLER SILENCES ODJXCTIONS, Telegram i’ Cincinnnlt Conimercial, Waemixatoy, D C., Aprll 16.—A very smatl andlence wae drawn this cvening h{lhe perforue ance on the Tariff billin the Honre. Not more than fifty members wore in attendance, McKinley, of Ohio, made an hoar-and-a-hall specch, Intended 10 show that no mud shonld be imported tnto thin country withant paying a high rale of daty, be- cause, otherwise, the pottery establishment in his district wonld be unable to comjete. Two members from Pennsylvania opoored the bill becaunc it doesn’t proteet fron sufliciently ; but Mr, Sayler, who haod conferred with the iron-man- ufactarers, sald the metal sections of the bill have receivod tho concurrence of Interested partics in Penneylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere. — Another member attacked the bill beeause cotton and cotton goods have not bean falrly dealt withs but he was also atlenced by Mr. Sayler's statement tothe effect that the cotton soctiona have received the indomes ment of the cotton-manufacturers of BMassachu- ectts and the East genenlly. CONEKLING AND MATTOEWS, AN INDIRECT CHALLENGE. Svectal Dispatch g0 The Tribune, Wasmixarox, D, C., April 18.—Tho Stanley Matthews interview has excited simost ns much at- tention ss that of Conkling. Tho two toyether havo formed almost the sole toplc of conversation, The absoluto denfal of Mr. Matthews of any par. ticipation in any bargain, aud of the existence of any other documents in relation to Electorsl count than thoso already printed, Is regarded as a direct challenge to Conkllug snd hls fricnds to provuce auy ovidence upon which tbey bave founded the , varlous arguments ngalnat Mr.» Matthews which they have made freely In private, and with more teserve ln public. As to the Conkling interview, bia fricnds and & number of Scoators oy that, except iu Its personsl referonces Lo Seu- ators, it is A VEUY ACCURATE RRFRODUCTION of his dally talk ahout the President and his Ad- minfetration. There s great oxpectation that Matthews' very direct declaration of belief that Conkling himself was party toa bargalu with the Democrats to defeat the counting of the Electoral vote of Louleians for liayes will force Conkling to apesk on that point, feionds of Nir, Tiden hero ao not heaitate to declare that Mr. C3akling and six Republicans have aunouuced their Ledlef that the voto of Loulsians was sctually cast for Tilden, and thelr determination to vutc against the deciston of the Elcctoral Comnilseloners. At tho time of Mr. Howe's speech, tho fricada of Mr, Conkling claimed he had COPLES OF LETTERS from Mr, Matthows in regard to Loulsians affairs which compromisc both Matthews and the Presi- deat in tho case of one Anderson, a Buporvisor of Registration in one of the Loulsians paris that in case Matthcws replied ta How, 3 ere would touk to defend the Prumident, Conl rvad thesa letters, Friends e wa way there are no sich letters in existonce as are thus describ. nuko the least r the President, ider tho anrfuce 1 aud 1l situation od, or ot uny rute none that trouble eithef for Mr, Malthe Thero I8 much exaited talk among Benators of both pattl Is lkely to become atormy. WIAT CONKLING 8AYS. To the Western Assacialed Pr Wasiixatox, . C., April 18,—1t 1hat Scnator Conkliog will taku soine ni tho Senato to-uay of the reported interview with bim 10 the New York World. lualluding to its publication, Mr. Conkiing has this io say: t was furnished by Johu P, Miner, a dle- cmploye of the Utlca Kapublican, who ot long ago discharged vy the managers of A apcr, with which I had uothing todo. He bas, “siuce that cvent, cherished foellngs of great inveteracy to them and Lo we. 1 awm informed that he wsold the articlo which Appears to-day for & large sum, Mowcver this mas be, ho pretends to glve In it conversations whic wete pratected not ouly by privacy but by hospi- wality, 1 uvited bl to my bouse, 1 talked with hbw thero Iu conddence, 1lo took no uotes, no wemoranda; in mny house he never used paper or peucil, T was not aware tiat sny nolcs wero fakon. Months altor he atiempta to reproducs thess conversations. 1o has misquoted mw lu many thi o has mbsconceived In others, Tho 81X co s in the World, which I have juat Onlshed re dhlf. abonnd in milesiatements, and. 1aken a8 8 wholo Lu 1beir conncction, are untrue. ‘Yhey do not give my utterances, 1 av not kuow 1bat ] have anyluiog more to vay.™ - DBLAIR'S VENTURE, PROSPECTIVE MALES' NESTS. ", Speciul Dispaich to The Lridund, Wismxarox, D. C., April 18.—~The Blair man- sgers claim that they bavo discovercd o new ba- nauzx of evidence In the Klectoral mattor, which will creatc such a atate of feeling thronghout the country 88 to reuder the passage of Dudlvy Ficld's Quo Warraua bl ceetatn”. The allezed Coukilng 1nterylew In tho World secms to bave tomething to do with this. 1t begius to appear that (ho T+ den managers aro copuected with that interview, To-day lsrge uumbers uf the Worid coptalning the Conkling futerview, .- marked, arriyod hero sddzeased to, Congresscn sud mavy others. i 4] PRICE FIVE CENTS. This fact, In connectlon with ' the mysteriona hind that the Jadiclsry Committes 18 s0on to discover something that will startle the country and force 1t to reopen the Presldentisi qnestion, may posaibly furnish a key to the Demo eratle programme, ON TIE OTHRR HAXD, After pretty carefnl canvass of both Flouses of Congreas, 1t I8 still impossible to find any one who carcs anything for Tllden, or who is willing to take any atep towards disturbing the peace of the coune try by & sensclesa Tilden agitation. The Baltimors Gazelts (Democratic) gives ox- rrn:]slun to theso viows for the peovle of Marye and: ** The peaple of this State hava no dealre to se the Blfl:luur fraud reopened. They helleve lhn: the Plectoral dispnte was settled wrangly, but it waseettled, and an unjost settlement ta' hetter than protracted uncertainty, dispute, and danger of nch‘. The old gent) who got up this petition, Montgomery "1 seeking his awn ends, ot the wishes of constituenta. The public appreciation of him was pretty accarately represented in tho Benatorial election where ho €Ot two votes. e i3 the sort of stateaman who Zesta restive under niter continned meglect. ko {tlml for public notice, and would rather bray than ive In enforced silence. For the saka of Marys IIHdL:h'm{arc' ‘wo hope that the Blair resolations Wil be treated with the outward forms of respects that they will be entertained by the Ionse and referred to an sppropriste committee; and that there they will Lo treated on their merits with sl :lcx:':n.fu:und sll the contempt that they ae- CUSTOMS FRAUDS. BOME STARTLING FACTS. 8pecinl Disvatch to The Tridune. Wasmxatox, D. C., April 18.—Thc Ilouse Ap- proptiations Committea to-day entered upon an investigation llkely to show great frauds in tho New Yotk Cnstom-flouse management. The fn- vestigations of tha Commimeion will be of servico to the Commission which has recontly visited Westeen cities. The frauds arise undor what sre known as the charges and commission cases. This 18 one of the classer of cases growingontof re- fitnd of duties, TlLe cases sruss upon an act swhich was repealed fn 1884, More than $2,000, - 000 have already been pald back by the Treasary, mech of which, it 1s clalwed, has been frauda- lently paid throngh the countvauce of New York customs ufficials. TNE PACTS in outline are these: By the nctof March 3, 1851, Collectors were required tu canse the actual mar- ket value of guods imported to be' appratsed, and to add to such valne all the costs except Insarance, including the charge for commiasions at the pory of entry, 'This act remalued In force unttl Juna 10, 1664, During this time the Treasury Departe ment required to he added not leas than 214 per cent commissions, It also required to be added all charges escept Insurance whick had acerued prior to the time the goods left the last port. It alto required in cases swhere goods had been vurchased to be deltvered free on bosrd such sume an were the nsual charges In countries where goods were purchased, differing in resvect to goods com- ing from different countrica. With rezard to theve exactivns importers clalmed firat, that they wero required to .’.3‘.’1 e OSLY THE USUAL COMMISSIONS, whether greater br less than 234 per cent, Second, that only such charges should bo added as sccrued before merchandise sct out on a dotermined des- tination to the United Bintes, and that in cases where goods were putchinsed free on boatd nothlng on_account of charges could be required to be added, To tho exactlons thus made by the Treasury Department the linporters protested, relylng on making their protests on what is termed prospect- 17e protestn, —that in to eny, nrotesta sgaiost par- ticulnr decimions, with a clause declarlny it to be the desire and Intention of the importer 5.-; such protests shall apply to ALL FUTURE CAARS of ko character. It was chlmmelldr the importor that & protest of this character filed with one Col- lector of Costoms was valid acainst his succeasor in office. Hlaving protestod, however, In this way, Do appeal was made to the Hecrotary from the dos ciston of the Collector adverse to the clalm. hut sult was begun without makiug such appeal, Lurgo clnims ate atill pending. The Treasury officials sre advised of the follow- fng facta: That attarneys paid largo sums to clerks in the Custom-Houwe for nervices rendered in wot- Ung up evidence on which suck claims were based; that the cotries to which the proteats wera attached wers WHINKLED AND MUTILATED, while tho protests themselves wers clean and had. the sppearance of belng nearly new: that the'nro- tests were uttachied o tho entries Ihrough collu- slon with vome of the vfficers of the Castom-Housu long after tno eutries were made. It boaalsu been ascortained that 1n some uf tho cases fu which poyments have bLeen miade no protest of any du- acription can now be found attached to the entry, althongh papers In the Treasury upon which thy paymenta wers made have sttached to them what purpurt to Lo coples of theso prutesta, THE OYFICES, AN OLD s0RE, Spectal Iiepatch to The Tridune, Wasufkuron, 1.¢., April 18.—In tho, execntive seasion of tho Senate this afternoon thero was sn Interesting discussion over tha nomination of Mc- Neuil for Indian-1nspector. BMcNcil was & General in the Unlon service during tho War, and was in command in the disturbed dlstricta of Missourl. When his case camo up for action, s Soathern Sen- ator charyted that ho had wantonly hung ten men, 1t uppears that the men belonged to one of tho guceritla banda which roamed over Missonri during the War. Benator Butler, of fouth Carolina, rose and objected to raking up the deid tsancs ef the pant. He eald that thie occurrenco had taken placa ;l“xlecn Years ago; that, whether Gea. McNell had en NIGNT OR WRONG, he did not wish to discuss that. Bo far se he was concerned, heshould do nothing to revive the un. pleasant memorleaof the Civil War, and that nomie nations and all other questions which cama befora thie Senate should be judzed and acted upon with- outany reference to what took place during the War, Uen. Gordon fook the same graund asQen. Butler. lio kald that ko, too, nad ganu through tho War in the milltary acrvice of the South, but that now ho wished to keep fu everlan- ing slecp all tho bittorncss of feellug and of scction engondered by that atrife, + Seuator Armatrony, of Missoarl, sata that dure ing tho War tho antagonism between the Umon men and tho Southern sympathlzers in Missouri was unrelentiog, decp-ecated, and Irreconcilable, and Missouri wan to & grest oxtent LITERALLY A HELL} but that was all past now, and he, 0o, deprecated any attempt to recall or porpetunts the fecullece tione of thoso dark dsys. Theee speeches produced a marked {mpression upon the Heuste, and resulted fu AleNell's con- Srmatlou, CONFIRNED, To the Western dssociated Press, Wasninron, 1. C., Apeil 18, —~T8a exceutive scaslon of tne Scuate to-day was mainly accupled with a discussion tu recard to the nomlaation of Juhn McNell, of Missourl, tu be ludian-luspuctor., "he principal pround of opposition to him was hid g caused tho executlon of ten guerclllus whild Ihf as an ofticer In the Unton arwy dusing the ar of the Rebelllon. The Democratic Senatorg 5 uerally voted against his condrwation, but it way inally effucted by a vote of 31 to 2. The Scuate sleo coudrmed Joscph O, Jewell, Sutveyor of Customs at the purt of Evansville, SERIOUS CUAIGES. The Senate, fu txecutlye sesuion to-day, recom- mitted the nomluation of Ueorgs ¥, Cutler, to be Payuastes-ticuersl of the Navy, to the Commistue on'Naval Attalrs, withsuthority 1o maku a theroughy luv:l\lfflllun of the gravecharnges profertod sguinat bim, It will bo rucollected that be was on ‘l'uce- day conflrmed for the sbuve-named oftice. TIIE SYNDICATE. AECRETARY SUEIMAN'S LAST CONTRACT 10 IR INVESTIGATRD, eSpectal Dispateh'sa Tas Tridbune, Wasutsutos, Do C., April 18.—An importsat fact hos comuout fn regard tothe lats contract mado by Becretary Sherman with tha Syndicate. There has been 8 genoral underetanding that it wat o cuntract for (he whole ity willlous, whercas il 4» said by thoso who claim to have the Secretary's admisslon of tho fact that the contract was to take ten millions at once, with sa option oaly for the remaining forty milllons, Tue taking of any aums above -tho ton mlllious wil depend upon the rapidity with which the Syndi cato can dispusc of the uew bouds abroad. Thy statement has caused a grest deal of comment fol twg days past fu the Senato Committes on Finance on sccount of the practical bearlng It has oo the question of resumptiv, aud the bl Just reported by tbe Committiee. The lauking sod Currency Committec bave also considered the matier, sod decidod to summion Socrelary bherman bafors them and ask him lu tegard to'ths exact terms Lils contruct. . Tothe Waalern Associaled Mress. Wasuixurox, Apsil 16. —The Commities on Bank {ug to-day directed 8 aubpana Lo be lasued upw Secretary Bberwan to compel Bim ta sppear befon 1be Cowimittea and testify us to Lhe details of thy ncgotiation bo has made with tho Syadicale fo N